European Democracy
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Party founded in 2000 by Sergio D'Antoni, former head of the Catholic-oriented trade union called CISL, Giulio Andreotti and Ortensio Zecchino, all spliters of the Italian People's Party. Many ex-members of the Northern League, led by Vito Gnutti (former minister of Industry in 1994-95) and Domenico Comino (former parlamentarian group head in the Chamber of Deputies in 1996-99).
The party scored 2.3%, electing two senators, in 2001 elections and merged in the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats a year later. Sergio D'Antoni became vice-secretary of the new party.
